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Award-winning Everett High School Marching Band among performers
It’s that time of year again when the streets will come alive for the 100th Annual Grand Italian Feast of Saints Cosmas and Damian on September 4, 5, 6 & 7 on Warren, Cambridge and Porter Streets in East Cambridge. The four-day fun family event features a wide variety of sweet and savory food, a beer garden, amusement rides, games, parades and music that spans decades of dance, pop and rock. Festivities begin on Thursday, September 4, at 6:00 p.m. when Saints Cosmas and Damian take part in a procession from their permanent home at 17 Porter St. in East Cambridge to the outdoor chapel overlooking the festival concourse on Warren and Porter Streets. At 7:00 p.m., a special healing service with the holy relics of Saints Cosmas and Damian will take place at the outdoor chapel.
The Thursday night entertainment will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a performance by local favorite WildFire Band followed by the legendary Grammy award winner Gloria Gaynor singing her mega hits: “I Will Survive,” “Never Can Say Goodbye,” “Reach Out (I’ll Be There),” “I Am What I Am” and more. Gaynor will make sure everyone is dancing in the streets!
On Friday night the entertainment begins at 6:00 p.m., and Samantha Rae takes the stage with her band. After her performance the Pop2000 Tour makes its stop at the Feast with Chris Kirkpatrick of NSYNC, O-Town, Ryan Cabrera and LFO. Don’t miss this exciting and high-energy show by some of the biggest recording artists of the 2000s. They will not disappoint!
On Saturday the festivities begin at 1:00 p.m. as the savory aromas of pizza, fried dough, Italian sausages, peppers, zeppole and much more permeate the air around Cambridge, Porter, and Warren Streets, along with continuous entertainment, including Dom Catino’s Sounds of Sinatra show, Boston’ Own Trifecta, and Sea Breeze with Stephen Savio.
At 6:30 p.m. Saints Cosmas and Damian — accompanied by members of the Society, the North End Marching Band, the award-winning Everett High School Marching Band and the faithful — process from their permanent home at 17 Porter St. to the outdoor chapel.
Beginning at 8:00 p.m. Saturday night on the Cambridge Street Stage, the 1990s hit machine and Grammy Award winner All-4-One perform their many hits, including their #1 Billboard chart sensation “I Swear” and “I Can Love You Like That”! They are followed by international recording sensation Joey McIntyre from New Kids On The Block. He will be singing NKOTB hits and his own songs from his Freedom Tour. Don’t miss “Please Don’t Go Girl,” “Freedom,” “Own This Town” and much more.
The grand finale of the Feast on Sunday begins at 10:30 a.m. with an outdoor Mass in honor of the Healing Saints Cosmas and Damian on the Warren Street Stage. At 1:00 p.m. the feast opens. At 1:30 p.m. “The Grand Procession with Saints Cosmas and Damian, marching bands, floats, and trolleys begins to wind through the streets of East Cambridge and Somerville” as it has for 100 years. Don’t miss this at 3:00 p.m. on Washington Street in Somerville and 5:00 p.m. at the corner of Cambridge and Warren Streets in East Cambridge.
Local favorites, such as Smokin’ Joe and his band, entertain throughout the day as the food and fun flow through the streets. The parade arrives back on Warren Street at 7:00 p.m. for a welcome back confetti celebration followed by a performance by the world-famous The Platters and friends The Drifters and The Coasters! Come hear all-time favorites like “Only You,” “Under the Boardwalk” and “Yakety Yak” from these iconic groups.
Come have a bite to eat, go on a ride, play a game and enjoy all of the great free entertainment. Parking is available in Twin City Plaza next to the feast all weekend. For Feast and vendor information, call 617-407-1256 or visit www.cosmas-and-damian.org. See you at the Feast!
